Allison

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 LANCE WILLIAMS, No. 2:21-cv-00051-CKD P Plaintiff, v. ORDER KATHLEEN ALLISON, et al., Defendants. 16 Plaintiff is a state inmate proceeding pro se and in forma pauperis in this civil rights action filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983. This proceeding was referred to this court by Local Rule 302 pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). On April 23, 2021, this court ordered plaintiff to show cause why his complaint should not be dismissed based upon his failure to exhaust his administrative remedies prior to filing suit. See 42 U.S.C. § 1997e(a). Plaintiff filed a response asserting that his failure to exhaust was caused by defendant Munoz’s threats of retaliation. ECF No. 11 (citing McBride v. Lopez, 807 F.3d 982 (9th Cir. 2015)). The court views the record as insufficient to rule on the issue of plaintiff’s exhaustion of administrative remedies at this preliminary juncture. Therefore, the court will discharge the…